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## Warnings

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## Title

    [mcp-publisher] 'not authenticated, run 'mcp-publisher login <method>' first' after upgrade — token storage moved to ~/.config/mcp-publisher/

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Token storage location moved to ~/.config/mcp-publisher/; previous tokens are not migrated.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Other error fragments:
    - hint: token storage moved to ~/.config/mcp-publisher/. If you recently upgraded, please re-login.
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/bf4e88cbe8d1a635c06144ccea1d24cb52fa6186/cmd/publisher/commands/login.go (github_source, unknown, documented_behavior): notAuthenticatedError prints the storage-moved hint and returns the not-authenticated error.
    
    Search phrasings: mcp-publisher not authenticated after upgrade; token storage moved to ~/.config/mcp-publisher; mcp-publisher login again
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "observed_symptom": "Publishing that worked before the upgrade now says not authenticated.",
      "context": "Product: mcp-publisher\nComponent: token storage\nOperation: mcp-publisher publish / status after upgrading\nAffected versions: registry main bf4e88c (2026-09-22)\nEnvironment: unknown\nPackages: mcp-publisher (modelcontextprotocol/registry) main bf4e88c\nTrigger: Upgraded mcp-publisher; old token file is not read from the new location; or login never done in CI.",
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        "literal_error_text": "not authenticated, run 'mcp-publisher login <method>' first"
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## Primary and recurrence sources

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## Support assessment

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        "title": "Proposed fix: [mcp-publisher] 'not authenticated, run 'mcp-publisher login <method>' first' after upgrade — token storage moved to ~/.config/mcp-publisher/",
        "body": "Recommended action: Run mcp-publisher login <github|github-oidc|dns|http> again (in CI, login in the same job before publish).\n\nOption: Re-login [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: See trigger\nSteps:\n1. mcp-publisher login github\n2. mcp-publisher publish\nExpected: Error no longer occurs\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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          "proposed_action": "Recommended action: Run mcp-publisher login <github|github-oidc|dns|http> again (in CI, login in the same job before publish).\n\nOption: Re-login [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: See trigger\nSteps:\n1. mcp-publisher login github\n2. mcp-publisher publish\nExpected: Error no longer occurs",
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